1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

And it was caught like most RF's would have done, Robert still would have been at 2B because of needing to go back to tag.

Reyes is not most RF. Read the ball and know the outfielder . Analyze, assess, that's what good base runners do.

2 minutes ago, chw42 said:

We play a DH in RF and he ends up gifting the Guardians 2 runs.

The Guardians play a DH in RF and we end up gifting them an out cause we don't know how to run the bases.

Arguably even two runs...the way it played out.

5 pitches, 3 outs for Timmy

A least we're winning the Exit Velocity title?

That was as quick as Tony at last call.

Just now, caulfield12 said:

If you go halfway there's almost no way to then tag up and get to third if it's caught.

You can blame Robert for underestimating how bad Reyes is in RF, I guess?

I think this is a situation of KYP: know your personnel.

Robert did the right thing fundamentally, but you gotta know there's a DH playing the outfield. 

Plesac has been awful and the Sox only have 1 run to show for it...

1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:

If you go halfway there's almost no way to then tag up and get to third if it's caught.

You can blame Robert for underestimating how bad Reyes is in RF, I guess?

Luis' decision is really 50/50. If he goes halfway he can't tag and get to 3rd if it's caught. If he does what he did he can't score if it isn't. It's Leury's job to adjust to whichever decision Luis makes.

2 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Reyes is not most RF. Read the ball and know the outfielder . Analyze, assess, that's what good base runners do.

It's still a ball that should have been caught.

Just now, maxjusttyped said:

Plesac has been awful and the Sox only have 1 run to show for it...

Yeah but that sweet .360 xBA though...

Just now, maxjusttyped said:

Plesac has been awful and the Sox only have 1 run to show for it...

Simply can’t hit righties.  Too bad it’s come as a surprise.

Just now, CentralChamps21 said:

Luis' decision is really 50/50. If he goes halfway he can't tag and get to 3rd if it's caught. If he does what he did he can't score if it isn't. It's Leury's job to adjust to whichever decision Luis makes.

This is the most important part of this play.  If Leury is paying attention to Luis, Robert can stop at 3rd, and the Sox are still in business.

1 minute ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Reyes is not most RF. Read the ball and know the outfielder . Analyze, assess, that's what good base runners do.

I mean that's fine and I agree overall but that ball hit him in the glove, it's not like he was 20 feet away from it.  Luis is kind of in no man's land there and with 0 outs he decided to tag up which isn't the wrong decision there.  Leury was the one that forced everything and ran the team into an out.

16 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

OK, but once Luis makes that mistake, Leury HAS to stop at 2nd.

Right I did edit the post to say Leury had some blame before I saw your post.

However if McEwing holds him do we know for sure that Leury wouldnt have got back to 2nd base if the throw ends up in the cutoff guys hands.  Does McEwing send Robert because he see's Leury on Roberts tail or does he send Robert because he thinks with Roberts speed and a ball off the wall should score Robert  from 2nd base ?

1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

This is the most important part of this play.  If Leury is paying attention to Luis, Robert can stop at 3rd, and the Sox are still in business.

What Leury did was the equivalent of a point guard dribbling all the way down court without looking up and running into a charge in the lane.

Velocity at 94-95

Let's all appreciate how TLR putting Leury 3rd most likely cost us our biggest scoring opportunity in the game. TLR even applauded Leury's base running too, which was the biggest reason for why we didn't score a few more runs. The jokes really write themselves at this point. 

Harrison qualified for the AL Triple Jump lead yesterday so there's that...and Vaughn figured out one creative way to get him out the lineup.

Unfortunately, that inevitably means more Leury instead.

6 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

If you go halfway there's almost no way to then tag up and get to third if it's caught.

You can blame Robert for underestimating how bad Reyes is in RF, I guess?

Jose being RH and the ball slicing away from Reyes is also something a good runner should do assess when the ball is in flight .

Don't hang another slider to Reyes

Robert did nothing wrong.  If that ball is caught and he doesn’t tag up, that’s the worst outcome.

7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

It's still a ball that should have been caught.

Not by Reyes, it was slicing away from him. ANother thing Robert should know.

Here we go...this feels like a dangerous situation anticipating a very inexperienced pen member likely next in.

Hopefully he can pitch out of this.

2 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Let's all appreciate how TLR putting Leury 3rd most likely cost us our biggest scoring opportunity in the game. TLR even applauded Leury's base running too, which was the biggest reason for why we didn't score a few more runs. The jokes really write themselves at this point. 

We would be tied if Sheets weren't in RF.  TLR is batting a thousand today.

Shift screwed them against Reyes.

Sorry Ramierez

Edited April 21, 20223 yr by ptatc